U.S. House: All six Members were
re-elected, each gaining over 60% of the vote and one uncontested.State Legislature:
Alabama did not hold state legislative elections in 2012.
More: In the highest profile race on
the ballot, Judge Roy Moore was elected Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, defeating Bob Vance. Public Service Commission President
Lucy Baxley lost to Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, meaning the Democrats
hold no statewide offices.Ballot Measures:
Voters decided 11 referenda questions, approving all but one.

Overview:
As in the 2004 and 2008
presidential campaigns, the Republican
presidential ticket won with over 60-percent of the vote. The
Republicans' plurality was 460,229 votes (22.19 percentage points) and
they carried 52 of the 67 counties. The principals made a few
visits. Michelle Obama looked into tornado recovery
and did a fundraiser in Birmingham (July 18). Republicans did
three fundraisers: Mitt Romney in Birmingham (Aug. 15), Ann Romney in
Mobile (June 7) and Paul Ryan in Huntsville (Oct. 26). Although
Alabama was not competitive, the Obama campaign had a state director
and an office in Birminigham. Both sides encouraged
volunteers to help out in neighboring Florida. Obama
| (Romney)BALLOT
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2008
OverviewThe McCain-Palin ticket won
Alabama with a plurality of 453,067 votes (21.58 percentage points),
carrying 54 of the state's 67 counties. Although the candidates
bypassed Alabama in the Fall
(the only principal event was Michelle Obama's appearance at a
fundraiser in Mountain Brook (Birmingham) on June 23), Alabama activists helped out in
neighboring Florida. Obama campaign volunteers made calls daily
and traveled to Florida and knocked on doors every weekend.
Turnout inspired by the Obama
campaign contributed to Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright's (D) narrow win
in the 2nd
CD. Also of note,
voter registration increased by more than 280,000 in the nine months
between the presidential primary and the general election.Obama/Allies
|
McCain/Allies
| Nader

According to the Census Bureau (1), Alabama
had the highest percentage of any state of people voting in person on
Election Day, 96.7%.Total
Registration: 2,597,629.Voter
Registration Deadline:
Oct. 22, 2004.

Official
Results

Kerry/Edwards
(Dem.)

693,933

(36.84)

+Bush/Cheney
(Rep.)

1,176,394

(62.46)

Badnarik/Campagna
(Ind.)

3,495

(0.19)

Nader/Pierce
(Ind.)

6,701

(0.36)

Peroutka/Baldwin
(Ind.)

1,994

(0.11)

w/ins

898

(0.05)

Total........1,883,415

2004
OverviewThe last Democrat to
win
in Alabama was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Bush-Cheney padded upon
their
2000 showing and continued the Republican winning streak.
Bush-Cheney
gained a plurality of 482,461 votes (25.62 percentage points) over the
Kerry-Edwards ticket and finished ahead in 56 of the state's 67
counties.General
Election DetailsKerry/Allies
|
Bush-Cheney
'04

2000
OverviewBush consistently
had a
comfortable lead in the polls, and there were no surprises on Election
Day as the Bush-Cheney ticket won with a plurality of 248,562 votes
(14.91
percentage points) and finished ahead of Gore-Lieberman in 49 of the
state's
67 counties. In other races, "Ten Commandments" judge Roy Moore
handily
won the race for chief justice of the state Supreme Court, and voters
approved
Amendment 2 to remove the state's ban on interracial marriages.General
Election Activity